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==Continuous Protein Intake==
I have found that keeping a steady intake of [[Protein|protein ]] speeds up the healing process. It's particularly important to take some protein before bed time, as a lot of healing occurs while you [[Zeo Sleep Monitor|sleep]]. If the body does not have a supply of protein available, it can't make repairs. Check out [[GOMAD Grazing]] for my approach to continuous protein intake.
==Omega-3==
''Main article: [[Omega 3]]''
==Bioelectric Wound Dressings==
There are some studies that have shown that a Bioelectric wound dressing improves healing<ref name="JAAD-2009"/>, with one study showing a 36% improvement in healing time compared with a semi-occlusive dressing<ref name="BlountFoster2010"/>. These Bioelectric wound dressings are not externally powered, but use embedded 'microcell batteries'. One provider is http://www.procellera.com/, but the dressings are not readily available and are expensive. (The use of electrical stimulation for healing wounds that do not respond to other treatments has been shown effective and is medically approved<ref name="Kloth-2005"/>, but that is outside of the scope of this article.)
=Blister Color=
The contents of the blister is normally a yellowish clear liquid, blood or pus<ref name="Fitzpatrick"/>. The clear, yellowish fluid is called serous and is similar to blood plasma. The difference between serous and blood is that the latter means that some capillaries are damaged under the blister. The presence or absence of blood does not appear to be medically significant. If the blister is filled with pus, this may indicate an infection, but this is not always the case.
=References=
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<ref name="Kloth-2005"> {{Cite journal | last1 = Kloth | first1 = LC. | title = Kloth, Electrical stimulation for wound healing: a review of evidence from in vitro studies, animal experiments, and clinical trials. | journal = , Int J Low Extrem Wounds | , volume = 4 | , issue = 1 | , pages = 23-44 | month = , Mar | year = 2005 | , doi [http://dx.doi = .org/10.1177/1534734605275733 10.1177/1534734605275733 | ], PMID = [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15860450 15860450 }}]</ref><ref name="JAAD-2009">{{cite journal|title=Assessment of the effects on wound healing and gene expression of a bioelectric dressing using a porcine wound model and real time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction|journal=, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology|, volume=60|, issue=3|year=, 2009|, pages=AB200|, ISSN [http://www.worldcat.org/issn=/01909622 01909622|], doi=[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.868 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.11.868}}]</ref><ref name="BlountFoster2010">{{cite journal|last1=Andrew Blount|first1=Andrew|last2=, Sarah Foster|first2=Sarah|last3=, Richard Wilcox|first3=Richard|title=, Use of Bioelectric Dressings for Faster Wound Healing: A Prospective Case Series|journal=, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery|, volume=126|year=, 2010|, pages=97|, ISSN [http://www.worldcat.org/issn=/0032-1052 0032-1052|], doi=[http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.prs.0000388820.96542.6e 10.1097/01.prs.0000388820.96542.6e}}]</ref><ref name="Eaglstein-2001"> {{Cite journal | last1 = Eaglstein | first1 = WH. | title = Eaglstein, Moist wound healing with occlusive dressings: a clinical focus. | journal = , Dermatol Surg | , volume = 27 | , issue = 2 | , pages = 175-81 | month = , Feb | year = 2001 | doi = | , PMID = [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11207694 11207694 }}]</ref><ref name="FieldKerstein1994">{{cite journal|last1=Field|first1=Charles K.|last2=Kerstein|first2=Field, Morris D.|title=Kerstein, Overview of wound healing in a moist environment|journal=, The American Journal of Surgery|, volume=167|, issue=1|year=, 1994|, pages=S2āS6|, ISSN [http://www.worldcat.org/issn=/00029610 00029610|], doi [http://dx.doi=.org/10.1016/0002-9610(94)90002-7 10.1016/0002-9610(94)90002-7}}]</ref><ref name="StadelmannDigenis1998">{{cite journal|last1=Stadelmann|first1=Wayne K.|last2=Digenis|first2=Stadelmann, Alexander G.|last3=Tobin|first3=Digenis, Gordon R.|title=Tobin, Impediments to wound healing|journal=, The American Journal of Surgery|, volume=176|, issue=2|year=, 1998|, pages=39Sā47S|, ISSN [http://www.worldcat.org/issn=/00029610 00029610|], doi=[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00184-6 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00184-6}}]</ref><ref name="GuoDiPietro2010">{{cite journal|last1=Guo|first1=S.|last2=DiPietro|first2=Guo, L. A.|title=DiPietro, Factors Affecting Wound Healing|journal=, Journal of Dental Research|, volume=89|, issue=3|year=, 2010|, pages=219ā229|, ISSN [http://www.worldcat.org/issn=/0022-0345 0022-0345|], doi [http://dx.doi=.org/10.1177/0022034509359125 10.1177/0022034509359125}}]</ref><ref name="ELEK-1956"> {{Cite journal | last1 = ELEK | first1 = SD. | title = ELEK, Experimental staphylococcal infections in the skin of man. | journal = , Ann N Y Acad Sci | , volume = 65 | , issue = 3 | , pages = 85-90 | month = , Aug | year = 1956 | doi = | , PMID = [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13363202 13363202 }}]</ref>
<ref name="PersonalEmail"> Personal email communication with Army medic.</ref>
<ref name="Fitzpatrick">Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, ISBN 0071669043</ref>
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